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Should we stay or go?

There's no right answer for everyone. Answer seven questions and we'll show which way your own priorities lean, and the questions worth talking through.

How long is your realistic green card wait?
How important is staying at US companies for your career?
How is your spouse's career situation?
Children and school?
Family back home?
Savings and cost of living?
How is the visa uncertainty affecting you?

The money side

What you'd keep or give up if you left. Estimates only; talk to a tax adviser before moving money.

How this works

A simple weighting of your own answers, not a prediction. It is meant to structure a conversation between the people it affects. It collects nothing; all scoring happens in your browser.

  1. SSA: How you earn Social Security credits
  2. SSA: International Social Security agreements
  3. IRS Topic 558: Additional tax on early distributions from retirement plans
  4. Guide: leaving the US, or moving elsewhere
  5. Government of Canada: Express Entry

An estimate, not legal advice. Your own case can differ; talk to an immigration attorney before acting on it.